Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Percival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Percival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Percival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay,1 born 31 July 1886 in Erie, Neosho County, Kansas, the son of Henry Willis Gazlay and Alice Carrie Johnston;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 died 10 October 1970 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York.1, 2, 3 Percy married, 27 February 1907, Jennie Anderson1, 2, 9 (born 19 May 1883 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York, the daughter of William Charles Anderson and Mary Catherine Hasbrouck;2, 6, 7, 9 Jennie died 19 November 1969 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York2, 9). Percy and Jennie are buried in Accord Cemetery, Accord, Ulster County, New York.1, 9

  1. Find a Grave (website). Accord Cemetery, Accord, Ulster County, New York, Percival Willis “Percy” Gazlay, born: 31 July 1886 in Erie, Neosho County, Kansas; died: 3 October 1970 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York [from record, which includes the text of his obituary giving vital and biographical details, and the names of his parents, spouse, and siblings].
  2. Journal/date book of Maude (Bush) Gazlay (1893 - 1983). Transcription in possession of Lee Gazlay.
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Percy Gazlay, no. 064-30-6538
  4. New York State Census, 1892, Cortland County, Cortlandville, 6th ED, Page 10, family of H. Willis Gazlay (38, tin smith); Alice C. Gazlay (35); Pearl A. Gazlay (9); Percy Gazlay (6); Harry J. Gazlay (4); Herman Gazlay (2).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Cortland County, Cortland, Enumeration District 90, Sheet 5, H. Willis Gazlay, 45, New York, Nov 1854, mfg. milk cooler; wife of 17 years Alice C. Gazlay, 42, Illinois, June 1857, 6 children, 6 living; daughter Pearl A. Gazlay, 16, Illinois, Oct 1884; son Percy W. Gazlay, 13, Kansas, July 1886; son Henry J. Gazlay, 11, New York, June 1888; Herman C. Gazlay, 9, New York, July 1890; son Leo C. Gazlay, 7, New York, Oct 1892; son Carl M. Gazlay, 5, [birthplace unreadable], Feb 1895; border Elnor G. Johnston, 76, [birthplace unreadable], July 1823, 10 children, 9 living [? hard to read].
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, Enumeration District 158, Sheet 16B, Percival W. Gazlay, 23, Kansas, laborer, general farm; wife of 3 years Jennie Gazlay, 24, New York, no children; mo-in-law Mary C. Anderson, 63, New York, widow, 4 children, 4 living; sister-in-law Clara Anderson, 38, New York, waitress, hotel.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, E.D. 190, Sheet No. 5B, Percy Gazley [sic], 33, New York [sic, he was born in Kansas], farmer + rural mail carrier, general farm; wife Jennie Gazley, 34, New York; mother in law Mary C. Anderson, 72, New York, widow.
  8. Genealogy, The Champion Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Henry Champion, by Francis Bacon Trowbridge, New Haven, 1891. Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room.
  9. Find a Grave (website). Accord Cemetery, Accord, Ulster County, New York, Jennie Anderson Gazlay, born: 19 May 1883 in Accord, Ulster County, New York; died: 19 November 1969 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York [from record, which includes the text of her obituary providing vital and biographical details, and the names and links for her parents, spouse, and siblings].